Our most requested recipe in 2024. Once you get the dough down, the ingredients to flavor the focaccia are endless Save this one! 525 g 00 Flour 420 g Warm Water (110 Degrees) 1 tsp Granulated Sugar 2 tsp Active Dry Yeast 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Dough ⅓ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Bottom of Pan Prior to Baking Plus Extra for Top of Dough Prior to Baking 1 Tbsp Kosher Salt ½ lb Fresh Mozzarella Optional ⅓ cup Basil Pesto Optional Kosher Salt to Top the Dough Prior to Baking Black Pepper to Top the Dough Prior to Baking Combine the sugar, yeast and water in a bowl. Cover and let sit for 5 minutes. Combine the kosher salt and 00 flour in a large mixing bowl. Add the 2 Tbsp of olive oil to the yeast mixture and combine with the dry ingredients. Mix ingredients together until fully incorporated. After the dough comes together (it will be very sticky), add extra virgin olive oil to the bowl and top of the dough. Cover and put in a warm, dry place for 60 minutes. Punch the dough down. Stretch and fold the dough four times, as you spin the bowl clockwise. Do this two times. Cover and put in a warm, dry place for 30 minutes. Add the ⅓ cup of olive oil to a 9x13 baking pan. Perform one stretch and fold and transfer the dough gently to the baking pan. Cover and put in a warm, dry place for 30 minutes for the third and final rise. Preheat the oven to 475 degrees after finishing the third rise. Gently push the dough to the edges of the baking pan. Season the top of the dough with kosher salt, black pepper, mozzarella and basil pesto. Drizzle a generous amount of olive oil over the toppings. Use your fingers to gently plunge the ingredients into the dough. Do not do this too aggressively or you will release the air bubbles from the rising process. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the baking pan and place on a cooling rack.
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